ASPIRING KINDNESS FOUNDATION

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2017 · Form 990EZ · revenue $25K · expenses $26K · assets $64K

EIN
27-1762944
Address
PO BOX 6624, BRIDGEWATER, NJ 08807-0624
Website
www.aspiringkindness.org
NTEE code
P12
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2010 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Jason Tarantino (its 2025 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Support public emergency service providers/responders

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Jason Tarantino President2017 10 $0 reported 1
Michael Merizio Vice President2017 5 $0 reported 1
Sean Magee Tresurer2017 5 $0 reported 1
James Merizio Secretary2017 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2017 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jason Tarantino President10 $0-$0 $01
Michael Merizio Vice President5 $0-$0 $01
Sean Magee Tresurer5 $0-$0 $01
James Merizio Secretary5 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,260$25,681 $63,858$63,858 $25,260$0 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $17,500 in all, tax years 2021 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021, 2024 2$17,500 2024$7,500
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2017 · Form 990EZ · $25,681 spent · pay $0 · grants $24,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $24,000 93.5%
Printing, publications, postage $1,186 4.6%
Fees to independent contractors $495 1.9%
Total$25,681100%

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